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Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth

Oregon rates for HCPCS 42100

Takes a small piece of tissue from the roof of the mouth or from the uvula, the flap hanging at the back of the throat, so it can be examined under a microscope. Only a sample is taken and the rest of the area is left in place. It is done to find out what is behind a patch, sore, swelling or growth that has not settled on its own.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Biopsy Of The Roof Of The Mouth cost?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $288 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$234$186 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$240 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $170 to $3,981Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $151 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $288professional $234

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$6,606.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,025.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$114.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$34.67
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Oregon· 9th of 51

$234

AK $437NJ $110

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.